electroconvulsive therapy (ect) is an efficient treatment for several neuropsychiatric disorders however a large number of patients develop memory impairment after ect. different studies both on animals and human suggest that vasopressin has positive effects on memory and improves cognitive functions. in this randomized, double-blind controlled clinical trial, 50 patients with psychiatric disor...

catatonia is a syndrome that can be treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ect). hence, onset of catatonia during treatment of patients with ect is not expected. in this manuscript, a schizoaffective disorder patient with a positive history of traumatic brain injury and no consumption of benzodiazepines is being reported, who became catatonic during ect.